Classifying Animals
This group of living things is the largest:
A) Insects
B) Birds
C) Mammals
D) Reptiles
A) Insects
Which of the following is an invertebrate?
A) lizard
B) ostrich
C) fish
D) lobster
D) lobster
How are animals that have backbones classified?
Vertebrates.
Which of the following animals is NOT warm-blooded?
A) cow
B) human
C) crocodile
D) cat
C) crocodile
An owl belongs to this group of vertebrates.
What are birds?
A whale belongs to this group of vertebrates.
What are mammals?
Which animal does NOT belong?
A) crab
B) earthworm
C) snake
D) jellyfish
C) snake
Which animal is NOT cold-blooded?
A) amphibian
B) mammal
C) reptile
D) fish
B) mammal
A penguin belongs to this group of vertebrates.
What are birds?
A skunk belongs to this group of vertebrates.
What are mammals?
Francisco classified some animals into two groups. Look carefully at the two groups. How did he classify these animals?
Group 1: beetle, spider, worm, sea star, jellyfish, snail, and octopus
Group 2) hawk, rabbit, goldfish, lion, turtle, snake, shark
A) animals with a heart and those with no heart
B) animals with lungs and those with no lungs
C) animals that are vertebrates and invertebrates
D) animals that move and those that do not move
C) animals that are vertebrates and invertebrates
Which of the following is an arthropod?
A) snail
B) crab
C) worm
D) jellyfish
What characteristic do all vertebrate animals have?
Backbones
A sea anemone belongs to this group of animals.
What are invertebrates? or
What are Cnidarians?
An alligator belongs to this group of vertebrates.
What are reptiles?
Which group of vertebrates does NOT hatch from eggs?
Mammals
A sponge belongs to this group of living things.
What are invertebrates?
A frog belongs to this group of vertebrates.
What are amphibians?
A shark belongs to this group of vertebrates.
What are fish?
A crab belongs to this group of living things.
What are invertebrates? or
What are arthropods/ crustaceans?
Which is NOT a way scientists classify animals into groups?
A) by their body covering
B) by how much they weigh
C) by whether they are cold or warm-blooded
D) by whether they are vertebrates or invertebrates
B) by how much they weigh
Which invertebrate does NOT have an exoskeleton?
A) ant
B) spider
C) lobster
D) jellyfish
D) jellyfish
Vertebrate animals are divided into 5 classifications. These 5 groups are based on _______.
A) the color of the animals and how they breathe
B) the body structures of the animals
C) what kinds of food the animals eat
D) whether they are warm or cold-blooded
B) the body structures of the animals
Insects, spiders, crustaceans, and mollusks have tough coatings on the outside of their bodies called ____.
A) exoskeletons
B) mollusks
C) mantles
D) spinal cords
How do some cold-blooded animals keep their body temperature constant when their surroundings are cold?
A) going in the shade
B) migrating
C) burrowing in the mud
D) basking on a rock in the sun
D) basking on a rock in the sun